Significant Endeavor Essay
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SignificantEndeavorEssay.pptxSignificant endeavor essay
Dr. Kennedy-Everett
Definition
A Significant Endeavor is the outcome of identifying a need and taking the lead to create a meaningful solution that impacted (or continues to impact) your community, society, or school.
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The Judging Process
The endeavor essay is over 50% of the weight in the judging process – it is the centerpiece of the application. All other parts of the application should tie into the endeavor, and the letter of recommendation should expressly speak to this endeavor and your leadership throughout the project. Asking someone to write your recommendation letter who doesn’t understand your project or isn’t familiar with it will weaken your score.
Example # 1
Writing an essay about giving a persuasive speech in your Oral Communications class to overcome your fear of public speaking IS NOT a significant endeavor. Although it might have resonated with your professor and/or your class, it did not help anyone overcome the same fear you had, nor did it have a lasting impact on those around you. Creating a workshop designed to help other students overcome their fear of public speaking and teaching that workshop to students is a significant endeavor because you are leaving something behind that others can use to overcome an obstacle.
Example #2
Teaching a swimming class to a group of students after you almost drowned during a school picnic is worthy of an essay. Because you recognized that others like you had a need or could lose their life because of the difficulty of obtaining this training is worthy of the essay. The more lasting the impact, the better the story.
Example #3
Tutoring is another worthy way to impact those around you, but merely tutoring doesn’t really leave a legacy for others. Yes, it impacts the students you are working with directly, but after you stop tutoring, the benefit is gone. Setting up a mentoring/tutoring center after identifying a lack of resources for students who struggle is a great example of a significant endeavor.
Requirements
Up to 500 words
Must discuss only 1 endeavor
The judges will consider:
Originality
Initiative
Degree of difficulty
Results & benefit to society
Helpful Hints…
Use measurable terms
Clearly describe steps taken
Quantify the outcome
Impact data
Numbers
Outline
INTRODUCTION
Hook
Elaborator
thesis
BODY PARAGRAPH(S)
Use the helpful hints section
Beginning
Middle
End
CONCLUSION
Restate thesis
Opinion/Prediction
